A memorial service was held for Valaree Schwab in Pelham Manor who was killed in a fight last week in New Rochelle.
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A memorial service was held for Valeree Schwab, 16, of New Rochelle on Jan. 15, 2018, at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Pelham Manor. Schwab was killed by another student during fight last week in New Rochelle.(Photo: Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Buy Photo

Little is publicly known about the events that led to Schwab’s death, but police said she was involved in an altercation that started at the McDonald’s restaurant on North Street in New Rochelle, near the high school campus.

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A memorial service was held for Valaree Schwab, 16, of New Rochelle on Monday at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Pelham Manor. Schwab was killed by another student during fight last week in New Rochelle.(Photo: Ricky Flores/The Journal News)

The altercation, which involved 16-year-old classmate Z’inah Brown, continued down the street for more than three blocks until they reached a Dunkin' Donuts.

A memorial was also set up Friday morning at the Dunkin' Donuts, where friends laid candles, flowers, a framed picture and letter. An obituary for Schwab described her as an "outspoken political activist" who took advanced courses in school and enjoyed writing and playing music.

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A memorial service was held for Valaree Schwab, 16, of New Rochelle on Jan. 15, 2018, at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Pelham Manor. Schwab was killed by another student during fight last week in New Rochelle.(Photo: Ricky Flores/The Journal News)

Brown, who turned herself into police about 24 hours after the incident, was arraigned in New Rochelle City Court on Thursday and charged with second-degree murder. She is being held without bail at the Westchester County jail.